Obama a master of politics of fraud

Karl Rove:

When George Stephanopoulos asked Mitt Romney in a Sept. 14 "Good Morning America" interview what he's learned about President Obama as a debater, the former Massachusetts governor replied, "I think he's going to say a lot of things that aren't accurate."

If Mr. Obama's debate performance mirrors his campaign, Mr. Romney's prediction will be dead on. To get a sense of how comprehensive the president's assault on the truth has been, consider some of his false claims in recent speeches and ads.

One Obama spot says, "To pay for huge, new tax breaks for millionaires like him, Romney would have to raise taxes on the middle class: $2,000 for a family with children."

That claim has been thoroughly discredited, including by PolitiFact Virginia and editorials in this newspaper. Mr. Romney, unlike the president, is committed to cutting taxes for everyone, including the middle class.

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Candidates always have disagreements, arguing over the meaning of events or evidence. But Mr. Obama has taken ordinary political differences beyond anything we've seen. Every day, it seems, he attempts to disqualify his opponent through deliberate and undeniable falsehoods.
This is only one side of a two-sided coin. The president can't tell the truth about his own record either.
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During these widely watched events, Mr. Romney must call out the president. That is not so easy: Mr. Romney can't call Mr. Obama a liar; that's too harsh a word that would backfire. Mr. Romney must instead set the record straight in a presidential tone—firm, respectful, but not deferential. And a dash of humor is worth its weight in gold. 

While Mr. Romney must point out the president's misrepresentations, he can't take on the role of fact-checker-in-chief. He should deal comprehensively with several of Mr. Obama's untruths and, having done so, dismiss the rest as more of the same.
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Romney has been more deferential to Obama than I would be.  I suspect he is relying on some focus group polling of what some undecided voters want to hear.  I certainly would not react like the people in that focus group, but I never had a high regard for Obama's policies to begin with, and I am offended by his snarky dismissive tone.

I am sure Romney is already well underway in preparing for the debate, but I would call in some top trial lawyers and talk about how they deal with liars without alienating the jury.  there is an art to that, which pollsters may not grasp.  Now if he can only find a Republican trial lawyer....

Obama is a near psychopath when it comes to the politics of fraud.  He is effortlessly misleading.  There must be a body of work in dealing with this type of personality disorder.